Nairobi vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$305
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
57
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.42M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6736th and 6337th ($807 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kenya and Brazil, respectively. Check Kenya vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6034th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Salvador

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Nairobi Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$15139

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751